Located toward Big Sur’s southern end, Limekiln State Park offers one campground set along an ambling creek within a lush, fern-lined redwood forest, and another fronting a rugged beach cove.

In Big Sur, there are campgrounds in the state parks and the national forest, as well as privately-owned campgrounds that can accommodate every style — from hike-in tent spots to yurts and cabins.

You heard that Highway 1 into Big Sur from the Bay Area is finally open again, and you’re excited about a summer trip. You want to go camping on that stunning coastline or among the redwoods, but ...

Here are the 10 best places to go camping in San Luis Obispo County, California, including Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park campground in Big Sur CA and Morro Strand Beach Campground, with prices ...

By Gabe Lehman, Homepage Editor March 16, 2024 Beachgoers on the sand at San Carpoforo Beach along Highway 1 on May 1, 2021, in Big Sur, Calif. Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag ...

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Too much poop, trash and trampling of habitats shut down Big Sur’s only free camping site Campers walk along the shore as a fire glows next to a tent at San Carpoforo Beach in Big Sur.

(KRON) — San Carpoforo beach — the last free access beach in Big Sur — has banned overnight camping and campfires for two years due to management issues and concerns about sensitive species ...

Another year, another summer of the same closure on Highway 1 near Big Sur, meaning you still can’t drive all the way from San Francisco to Los Angeles along this iconic stretch of California coast.

A favorite destination for many Bay Area campers and day trippers — Big Sur on the Central Coast just 90 minutes from San Jose, California —was battered by weekend storms.

Other Forest Service coastal camping sites along the Big Sur Coast cost $45 per night, according to Recreation.gov. Aside from San Carpoforo Creek Beach, free camping sites in the Los Padres ...